Cold water tank mates

[Jlorenzo]

I have a 40g breeder with 4 dojo loaches and 6 Neon Blue Stiphodon Gobys. I am also going to add some Hillstream loaches when the LFS gets a nice batch in. I want something that will swim middle to top level though as most of these fish are bottom feeders (even though the dojos are all over sometimes). Any suggestions?

[madagascariensis]

I'm guessing you'll have a lot of current in that tank to keep the loaches alive. White Cloud Mountain minnows and many danio species would fit the bill of a fast swimming, mid to top dwelling species.

[Jlorenzo]

actually no not too much current. I have a very large bubble bar that runs pretty much the whole width of the tank and two aqua clears on each corner. I also have a 300gph powerhead that I run several times a week for a few hours each time but other wise it stays off. The fish like to play in it when it is on but its a little bit much for all the time. If I just had hillstreams and neon gobys I would leave it on 24/7 and use my river tank manifold that I built awhile ago.

[aquariumlover10]

What about some mosquitofish

[Fishguy2727]

My favorites would be either platies or zebra danios. Both will thrive at room temp and both are mid/top dwellers.

[afro123]

I would go with platys,mollies,guppys,any of the danio and my personal favourite.........White clouds'!!

[mermaidwannabe]

You can try rosy barbs and / or rosy (fathead) minnows. Both are schooling fish, and you probably shouldn't have more than four or five of the barbs in a 40-gal. I have seven in my 65.

Acclimate all new fish well. I've found that minnows don't do well if they're not properly acclimated.

Glofish danios in a variety of colors, or simple zebra and / or leopard danios are another option.

Stay away from goldfish. Your tank is too small and would be too crowded with them in there.

Dojos are cute, aren't they?